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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
GRAND RAPIDS
Region 05Rank #31 of 160
Avg processing
239days
-27 vs national
Processing time
239
8.0 months
Hearing wait
7.0
months (current)
Cases pending
1,840
FY receipts
1,924
FY dispositions
1,635
Active judges
6
Video hearings
15%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
60.5%
+2.7 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.18
Growing
Rank
#31
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 5 judges
47%
71%
0%Median 61.9%100%
At GRAND RAPIDS, approval rates range from 46.5% (Reamon, William) to 71.3% (Raterink, Dennis J) — a 25-pointspread. Assignment is effectively the luck of the draw, so the judge a case lands with can matter more than the office’s average. Plan for the median (61.9%), not the best case.
Judges at GRAND RAPIDS (6)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raterink, Dennis J | 71.3% | 335 | 239 | 96 | |
| Ohanesian, Nicholas | 70.7% | 58 | 41 | 17 | |
| Himebaugh, Kevin R | 61.9% | 357 | 221 | 136 | |
| Harmon, Cynthia | 61.6% | 393 | 242 | 151 | |
| Reamon, William | 46.5% | 331 | 154 | 177 | |
| Tjapkes, Robert | 40.0% | 25 | 10 | 15 |